I can't believe it is the start of another new year. 2012 went by so quickly!
I don't make resolutions. I used to, many years ago, but I never kept them.
So I won't make any resolutions this year.
But, maybe, a goal... or two. :)
I started making quilts for Quilt for Kids in 2012. I will continue with that. QFK sends you the fabric for the top and back of the quilt. All I provide is batting and my time piecing and quilting the quilts.
My son has spent some time in hospitals. He was given a quilt during one of his stays. It was comforting to him, and us his parents, to know that someone we didn't even know cared enough to take the time to make something that would bring comfort and a smile. Being in the hospital can be scary for children. Being in the hospital for days at a time can also be boring and a little lonely. One of us was always with him, but having a bright quilt can help make the days a little better.
My goal? To try to get the quilts finished and returned in a more timely manner.
My other goal is to try to be more positive this year.
I tend to look at the negatives in my life. I need to change that.
On that note, I am posting a picture today of the snow that fell yesterday. My husband and I had left the house to stock up on groceries. We had about a 30 minute drive to the town that we shop at. It had just started to snow at home, but wasn't snowing the closer we got to the town we were going to. Good! I don't like to drive in the snow. I usually drive since my husband gets pains in his right leg and foot from sitting in one position too long. But, by they time we were finished shopping the snow had caught up to us. Bad! I got to drive home behind a state truck spreading salt, making us all go slow. There was a guy in a pickup behind us who REALLY wanted to pass. We were on a 2 lane road with traffic coming from the other direction. He did try to pass and had to pull back behind us at the last minute. A few miles later we turned, thank goodness.
We ended up not getting too much snow. My positive? I don't like snow, don't like driving in it, don't like people who are not save drivers in the snow, don't like the cold that comes with the snow, but the ground needs the moisture. So I am thankful that we were not in an accident, that we got a small amount that is easy to manage, and the ground is getting some of the moisture it needs (well, maybe not right NOW, but when it warms up enough to melt that snow :) )
And, today it was sunny which made the snow look really pretty. Oh, look, another positive!
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| Out my front door Jan. 1, 2013 |
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